This time with some dancing too - ladies, and Rudy Giuliani, check out that blue dress.

What beauty in this extraordinary piece by Johann Strauss II. Actually Johann II was quite a great composer - one of the most sought after european dance music composers of his time.

Johann Strauss II (October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899; German: Johann Baptist Strauß; also known as Johann Baptist Strauss, Johann Strauss, Jr., or Johann Strauss the Younger) was an Austrian composer famous for having written over 500 waltzes, polkas, marches, and galops. He was the son of the composer Johann Strauss I, and brother of composers Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss. He is also the most famous member of the Strauss family. He was known in his lifetime as "The Waltz King", and was largely responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century. He revolutionized the waltz, elevating it from a lowly peasant dance to entertainment fit for the royal Habsburg court. His works enjoyed greater fame than his predecessors, such as Johann Strauss I and Josef Lanner. Some of Strauss' most famous works include "The Blue Danube", "Wein, Weib und Gesang", "Tales from the Vienna Woods", "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka", the "Kaiser-Walzer", and the operetta Die Fledermaus.

 Me being Hungarian and all, I am quite partial to this piece. But then again there is always our friend Elmer @ Corny-Gie Hall ...

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written by Darlene, March 09, 2009

Nothing like the gentle classics of childhood. Thanks for the beautiful music and the trip down memory lane!!!!

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